So, /dev/cdrom points to the master on my ide (DVD-ROM), and the slave on the same ide is a philips cd-rw, however slackware did not "install" it when I set up my system. It seems that /dev/cdrom actually points to /dev/hda, so where would my philips burner be located? Also, if I found it, how would I set it up in fstab? Thanks.

you have to boot with ide-scsi emulation enabled.
Try:
append="hdb=ide-scsi"
in your lilo.conf

After you reboot (dont forget to rerun lilo after the above edit!!!) the cdburner should appear as /dev/scd0

Here we go:

Setting up a CDR/W ($ means normal user, # means su/root)

- Install IDE SCSI into the Kernel (however your distro(s) do it).
- Install basic software (cdrecord, mkisofs
- Restart
- $dmesg | grep ATAPI
- Modify LILO:
#<your editor> /etc/lilo.conf
underneath root=(whatever goes here) where it says Append (usually commented) add:
append="hdd=ide-scsi max_scsi_luns=1"
Save and exit.
#lilo
#shutdown -r now
$dmesg (you can search for scsi, but it shold be at the bottom)
-Using CDRW (If you're in the group cdrom then you don't need root for these commands).
$cdrecord -scanbus (normally 0,0,0 but may be different for you, write it down).
$<your favourite editor> /etc/default/cdrecord
add default device/speed/fifosize drname,device,speed,fifosize,driveoptions (i didn't do anything so you may not need to do it).
Save. Exit.
put a non-blank cd in (that is one that has data on it).
$cdrecord dev=0,0,0 -v -toc | more (remember that 0,0,0 may not be your devnumber, you should've taken it down before).
-Because it's the second drive it now needs to be set up properly to read/write to.
#cd /dev
#ln -s scd0 cdrw
#cd / (or /mnt if you want, this is creating the cdrw dir)
#mkdir cdrw
#<your favourite editor> /etc/fstab
look for /dev/cdrom and directly underneath it add (without the quotes):
"/dev/cdrw /cdrw iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0" IF you made the mount point at /mnt/cdrw then replace /cdrw with /mnt/cdrw
Save and exit.
Put a cd in both dvd and cdrw.
#mount /cdrom (or whatever your cdrom mountpoint is)
#ls /cdrom
#umount /cdrom
#mount /cdrw (or whatever you made your cdrw mount point to (/mnt/cdrw))
#ls /cdrw
#umount /cdrw
-Burning a test cd.
Put a blank cdr(w) into the cdrw device.
$cd /tmp
$mkisofs -r -o homedir.img /home/<your username> (this makes a cdimage of your homedir).
$cdrecord dev=0,0,0 -v -data home-dir.img (replace dev=0,0,0 with dev=(your device number)).
$mount /cdrw
$ls /cdrw
$umount /cdrw
-You can install an X frontend now if you want CDRoast or such.
-You're finished setting up your CDRW.

In slackware the burner will be /dev/sr0.

Hmm, I didnt know that something as basic as that would be distro specific.
So things have changed since this document was written?:
http://linuxtipps.sourceforge.net/sh...tutorial/3.htm


EDIT: typo

Yep,

Then replace scd0 with sr0.

K

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